Life sucks

As I sit here,
wondering what to write,
I think of the people we fear,
the people that hide.

They blow things up,
but they don't care,
if it's children or adults,
guilty or innocent, it' just not fair.

If we stop,
will they???
If they stop,
will we???

Sad, lost misunderstood and battered,
does some one you know fit this???
Their life is in tatters.
Are they going to be another statistic???

Jump off a ledge, swallowed pills,
hung, shot, cut or drunk,
their life has not yet been fulfilled.
One too many tests they've flunked.

Will they stop,
if they understand.???
If they understand,
will they stop???

Smoking, alcohol, drugs,
sex, partying or stealing.
These are the problems we teens are dealing
with to have a bit of fun.

Adults laugh, talk and stare,
but what would they know???
To feel like you're all alone, like no one cares.
Give us a fair go.

Will they care,
if we care???
If we care,
will they care???